GRE Word List

PROPONENT

one who argues in favor of something : advocate

The meaning of the word proponent is one who argues in favor of something : advocate.

Random words

WordMeaning
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
labyrintha place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
capacitylegal competency (see competence
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
loga usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
yieldto bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging